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Henry Cavill, Perfect Captain Britain- Daily LITG, 12th November 2021

Published Fri, 12 Nov 2021 03:01:10 -0600

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And we begin with Henry Cavill's desire to play Captain Britain and why it's perfect. Because Captain Britain is a story of privilege. Brian Braddock born to both the landed gentry, Downton Abbey-style, but also the inheritor of Otherworld status courtesy of his parents and Merlyn, as a great descendent of King Arthur himself. Henry Cavill may not be able to claim such a distinguished line, but with a stockbroker for a father and a banker for a mother, he received the finest education that money can buy, educated at St Michael's Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey, before attending Stowe School in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. In 2000, while playing rugby, 16-year-old Cavill met actor Russell Crowe, who was shooting on location at the Stowe School for the film A Beautiful Mind. The actor shared some acting tips and later sent a package to his boarding school. In recent years, the British acting contingent has been criticised for being made up of the upper and middle classes, the only ones who can afford to pursue acting, sports, and other media professions, working for free, living off parents' largesse, and using their connections. And Henry Cavill is a prime candidate for such criticisms. So, yes, perfect to play Captain Britain, especially if directed by the upper-class-but-slumming-it Guy Ritchie… as long as you want to ingrain such class-based colonial attitudes. Otherwise, as the comic books have figured over the years, there are many other ways of getting there.

Henry Cavill at the "The Witcher" Premiere Screening at the Egyptian Theater on December 3, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com — Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

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